What have you learned this week?

[Taunton Blue Genie]

My contributions would be:

1. The Spanish word for 'suck' is 'chupar'. Hence Chupa Chups!

2. Every Covid-19 particle in the world at present would fit in a wine glass.

3. The subject of alternating ovary ovulation is more complicated that I first thought.

4. No 1 singles in the UK pops charts of 50 years ago (i.e. for the year of 1971) started with 'Grandad' in January and ended with 'Earnie' by Benny Hillin December - and Chirpy Chirpy Cheep was in the mix in the middle of the year.

5. The list of No 1's in the album chart throughout the year had a bit more gravitas about it: George Harrison, The Stones, Floyd, ELP, The Who, Zep, Deep Purple and Rod Steward all having basked in success.

[bluemoon]

i learned that life is too short...

my mum passed away on monday (non covid) dont know why im putting that but everyone seems to assume these days its relared...

hug your loved ones that you are allowed to... and blow kisses to those you cant x

[bobh]

i learned that life is too short...

my mum passed away on monday (non covid) dont know why im putting that but everyone seems to assume these days its relared...

hug your loved ones that you are allowed to... and blow kisses to those you cant x

Condolences to you mate.
My mum passed aq couple of years ago, though in truth it was a release, she was in torment for three years with increasing dementia.

[bluemoon]

Condolences to you mate.
My mum passed aq couple of years ago, though in truth it was a release, she was in torment for three years with increasing dementia.

im sorry to you too bro, my mum was just diagnosed early clinical dementia, and pnueumonia... tests carried before passing was pointing toward dementia but not official diagnosis... post mortem confirmed for certificate

[Taunton Blue Genie]

i learned that life is too short...

my mum passed away on monday (non covid) dont know why im putting that but everyone seems to assume these days its relared...

hug your loved ones that you are allowed to... and blow kisses to those you cant x

Sorry to hear about your loss. We all need not to take people and life for granted.

[Dorcus]

[QUOTE=bobh;5167787]Condolences to you mate.
My mum passed aq couple of years ago, though in truth it was a release, she was in torment for three years with increasing dementia.[/Q

[Dorcus]

I learned that you can't square a circle and that the child is father to the man.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

I learned that you can't square a circle and that the child is father to the man.

Circular letters are usually rectangular though

[Moodybluebird]

Dinosaurs are thin at one end, much much thicker in the middle and thin again at the far end.

[BLUETIT]

That the song “SUSPICION”, is sung by a fella called, Terry Stafford and not Elvis

[Cleve van Leef]

That the song “SUSPICION”, is sung by a fella called, Terry Stafford and not Elvis

And Elvis recorded it as well

Something else you’ve learned.

[RichardM]

And Elvis recorded it as well

Something else you’ve learned.

Elivis recorded it first but Terry Stafford released it first
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspic...Stafford_song)

[bluemoon]

appreciate that

[goats]

My contributions would be:

1. The Spanish word for 'suck' is 'chupar'. Hence Chupa Chups!

2. Every Covid-19 particle in the world at present would fit in a wine glass.

3. The subject of alternating ovary ovulation is more complicated that I first thought.

4. No 1 singles in the UK pops charts of 50 years ago (i.e. for the year of 1971) started with 'Grandad' in January and ended with 'Earnie' by Benny Hillin December - and Chirpy Chirpy Cheep was in the mix in the middle of the year.

5. The list of No 1's in the album chart throughout the year had a bit more gravitas about it: George Harrison, The Stones, Floyd, ELP, The Who, Zep, Deep Purple and Rod Steward all having basked in success.

There is no point in renewing my passport anytime soon

[Cleve van Leef]

There are fewer posts per page now.

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

There are fewer posts per page now.

I'm glad you mentioned that. I thought it was something that I had inadvertently done.

[The Bloop]

I learnt that those little accents added to letters are known as diacritical marks.

[splott parker]

I learnt that those little accents added to letters are known as diacritical marks.

And streaks down the pan are diarrheatical marks.

[RichardM]

I've learnt what it feels like to hand your notice in and when people ask what are you going to do next, be able to say "nothing", I've paid my mortgage off and always wanted to retire before I am 60. I'll finish on May 7th, the day before my 60th birthday.

[BLUETIT]

Joe Jacobson is 34 and still scoring

[light up the darkness]

I always thought the term to give ‘elbow room’ comes from the days of sail . When the sails were being furled especially in bad weather and all hands were aloft which made the yards somewhat crowded.

I learned this week that the idiom elbow room has been in use since the mid-1500s and is found in William Shakespeare’s play The Life and Death of King John: “Ay, marry, now my soul hath elbow-room…”



...Well you did ask

[jon1959]

3 - 0 is a dangerous scoreline.

[The Bloop]

Every now and then SkyBet have a very generous bonus boost on Saturdays football.
Today they offered 15/2 for Norwich, Watford and Cardiff all to win - happy days.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

One week on and what I have learned this particular week is:

1. It takes a lot longer for food to pass through a woman's body compared to a man's. (The Body, Bill Bryson)

2. The parachute used for the Mars landing was made in Tiverton (BBC 1 news)

3. Consenting incest is not illegal in France* (Radio 4).

*As well as Belgium,The Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Argentina, Brazil, China, Russia, India, Burma, The Philippines, Ukraine, Thailand, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

By the way, don't you hate it when you kiss granny goodnight and she slips you the tongue?

[jeepster]

One week on and what I have learned this particular week is:

1. It takes a lot longer for food to pass through a woman's body compared to a man's. (The Body, Bill Bryson)

2. The parachute used for the Mars landing was made in Tiverton (BBC 1 news)

3. Consenting incest is not illegal in France* (Radio 4).

*As well as Belgium,The Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Argentina, Brazil, China, Russia, India, Burma, The Philippines, Ukraine, Thailand, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

By the way, don't you hate it when you kiss granny goodnight and she slips you the tongue?